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01 Nov 2016

BOJ keeps policy steady, delays inflation target again

The Bank of Japan held off on expanding stimulus on Tuesday despite once again pushing back the timing for hitting its inflation target, signalling that it will keep policy unchanged unless a severe shock threatens to derail a fragile economic recovery.

26 Sep 2016

BOJ's Kuroda sees no big rise or fall in bond buying for now

The pace at which the Bank of Japan buys bonds will depend on what is needed to achieve its yield curve target but no big increases or decreases were expected for now, Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday, dampening speculation that the BOJ was considering tapering asset purchases.

28 Aug 2015

Japan inflation stalls and spending slides, keeps BOJ under pressure

Japan`s core consumer inflation was flat in the year to July and household spending unexpectedly fell, casting deeper doubt on the central bank`s forecast that a solid economic recovery will help accelerate inflation to its 2 percent target.

Japan`s economy

09 Mar 2015

Japan out of recession but growth lower than thought: Govt

Japan`s economy grew less than initially thought in the final quarter of 2014, revised government data showed Monday, showing the world`s third largest economy limping out of recession.

International Monetary Fund

11 Oct 2014

IMF warns global economy at risk, calls for bold action

With Japan`s economy floundering, the euro zone at risk of recession and the US recovery too weak to generate a rise in incomes, the IMF`s steering committee said focusing on growth was the priority.

Japan`s economy

19 Sep 2014

Japan downgrades economic assessment as PM promises reform

Japan`s economy contracted 1.8 percent on-quarter in the three months to June -- or 7.1 percent on an annualised basis -- its steepest quarterly drop since the 2011 quake and tsunami disaster.

Japan`s economy

09 Jun 2014

Japan`s economy grows 1.6% on-quarter in January-March: Revised data

Japan`s economy grew 1.6 percent in the first quarter of 2013 before a sales tax rise, posting the strongest expansion in more than two years, revised data showed Monday.

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